Will familiarity help Luck or Texans?

Texans running back Arian Foster should be available for the game in Indianapolis on Sunday. (Nick de la Torre/Houston Chronicle)

Running back Arian Foster and outside linebacker Brooks Reed are expected to start at Indianapolis.

Foster left the game with an irregular heartbeat. The doctors told coach Gary Kubiak he could have returned to the game, but Kubiak kept him out as a precaution. Foster underwent more tests Monday.

“Just to be sure but everything has been positive and we’re expecting him to be back,” Kubiak said.

Reed left after aggravating a groin injury.

“Brooks got sore, which we expected,” Kubiak said. “We went into the game expecting to play him a certain amount of plays. We knew he would get sore. There was probably some scar tissue-type stuff that he was going to have to go through, but there were no setbacks.”

Searching for consistency on offense

Tight end Owen Daniels, who had three catches for 27 yards against the Vikings, put the offensive performance in perspective for his teammates.

“It’s been a little inconsistent,” he said about the offense. “I don’t think we’ve really put a game together where we’ve been good on third down, good in the red zone – all across the board.

“You’d like to find some consistency late in the year so you can feel good about yourself going into the playoffs.”

Will familiarity help Luck or Texans?

Indianapolis rookie quarterback Andrew Luck lost to the Texans 29-17 last week. Now he’s preparing to play them again.

Coach Gary Kubiak was asked who has the advantage in this situation – Luck or the Texans? Luck was 13-of-27 for 186 yards and two touchdowns and no interceptions. He was sacked five times, including three times by J.J. Watt.

“It’s unusual in this business to turn around in a three-week span and play somebody twice,” Kubiak said. “From a preparation standpoint, obviously, they’re looking hard at the last time we played them, and we’ve got another game (Colts victory at Kansas City) to look at, and they have another one, too.”

Rookie guard Brandon Brooks continues to get playing time on the right side

“He had been stepping forward (but), in this game (loss to Minnesota), I think he played like a young player against a good group,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “He had a mistake on the goal line that he can’t make.

“As a coach, it’s encouraging because he can be physically dominant. We just need him to keep his chin up and keep working. He’s going to play more.”